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Group Rates - Visit or Tour plus Educational Program (pre-booked):
$25. extra for a 25 minute hands-on program in our Living Science Room for group of 15-24 children ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children). (1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$25. extra for a 25 minute ‘airplane ride’ for each child in our real airplane in a group of 20-25 ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children) (1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$25. extra for a 25 minute hands-on program in our Educational Theatre Room for group of 15-24 children ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children) (1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
If you’re looking for a longer day, these programs require an extra ½ hour in the museum for each, an extra hour for 2, an extra hour and half for all 3 programs. Choose 2 or 3 of our museum programs and fees can be reduced further, depending on numbers. Email Director Marlene if this applies to you. Also available, a 2 hr tour of the museum’s 4 floors of interactive exhibits; bag lunch in our kitchen; followed by a 1 hr ride on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad to the Utica Marsh & Canal & back. Only $9.95 per person (available Monday's only from spring to fall, must be a minimum of 100, and must book with Museum Director Marlene marlenebrown@roadrunner.com who will check on train availability).

The Children's Museum offerings:

Our museum offers a safe, enjoyable, interactive learning environment with 3 floors of interactive exhibits, a 4th floor open twice a day, and eating space! Be among the educators who take advantage of a field trip to the Children's Museum. Kids, from 1 to 101 love them and learn from them, and from the interactive ness of our 60 Pavilions, housing 1000's of educationally enjoyable hands-on exhibits. Our mission is to continue the passion for making the only Children's Museum in Central New York one of the best in the country.

What better place to bring...

• your students on a field trip?
• your scouts to earn a badge?
• your daycare children on an outing?
• your family for a great day out?
• your group for a meeting or a tour?

($ off Coupons and free coupons are not valid with group pricing). Daily activities and viewing of all four floors is included in the admission price and group visit fee. Download group rates visit info form. ADMISSION to all 4 floors & activities: $7.00 children 2-17; $8.00 seniors; $9.00 adults. Members & children two years of age and under are free. NOTE: We receive no operations funding from the City, County, State, or Federal government, thus we rely on visitors, donations, & sponsors! ~ To pix* To top * To text

Guidelines for School & Day-Care Groups

Welcome to the Children's Museum. Our diverse collection of hands-on exhibits and educational programs is an invaluable resource for school groups in the Central New York area and more than 150,000 visitors a year. Enjoy your visit! To ensure the health and safety of your students and all of our visitors, we ask that you review the following guidelines with students prior to your visit to CM. Supervision of students in the Museum is imperative; unsupervised students or children should not wander around the Museum.

Our guidelines are we require one (1) responsible adult chaperone for every six (6) students to make the most of your educational experience. This adult/student ratio is particularly important on the upper floors. We require one (1) responsible adult chaperone for every four (4) visiting children. General - Running is not permitted anywhere in the Children's Museum, nor is swinging on the curtains on our stage area. Portable radios, cassette, or disc players that are audible to other visitors in the Museum are not permitted. Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times while in the Museum. For everyone's safety, do not pet or taunt animals in our Living Science Area. Thank you for reviewing these CM rules with students and chaperones. By observing these guidelines and supervising students, you are also helping to ensure the health and well-being of our ever-growing children's museum for present and future generations.

Time Frame - We book groups for a two hour Visit, which gives your group a half hour on each of our four floors. If you will be bringing a bag lunch, we'll book your group for two and a half to three hours. We'll arrange the schedule for you, and get it to you ahead of time, so you can go over it with your chaperones. Arrival times are between 9:30am & 9:45am, with departures 12:30pm or 12:45pm. (With booked Visits, you get a reduced group rate, and we provide pre & post activities and a guide / map of The Children’s Museum of History, Natural History, Science & Technology) Permanently Chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, the Children’s Museum Curriculum Enrichment Exhibits meet Scout badge requirements and NYS Learning Standards in the Arts, SS, & MST. We have 60 pavilions with 100's of exhibits on our four floors of exhibits, most interactive,

A Before-You-Visit Review Suggestion - Before you review this list of guidelines with your school group, ask your students to first list ways that the Children's Museum is different from a Park or Zoo. A partial list of rules for appropriate behavior and conduct may emerge from this discussion based on a student's experience and understanding of all that the Children's Museum has to offer. You can then review any remaining rules and guidelines on this sheet that have not been raised by your students.

Educational Materials - Teachers of groups that book are given educational handout materials for each of their students on the visit, for them to reinforce what's learned on the field trip.

Traveling by Bus - Buses should drop off students at our front entrance on Main Street, by the Museum Entrance sign. After students disembark, buses may park further down Main Street or in the Parking Lot across from the Museum. Signs for Children's Museum parking are fully visible. The bus driver should be prepared to pull back up in front of the museum 5 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.

Accessibility for Physically Challenged: We have a ramp right next to the Main entrance for wheelchairs and others who may have trouble navigating the few steps to the Museum's entrance. While we encourage groups to use our beautiful oak stairway to visit the upper floors, we do have an elevator that goes to all floors. Restrooms are available on the first floor. Download ~ Rules/Guidelines Flyer

In addition to the Daily Visit Activities at The Children's Museum, following are some of the 100's of exhibits we house:

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MST (Math, Science, Technology):
LED Play Dance Floor Explore mathematical movement of rhythm & brain on our 2nd floor LED floor.
Weather Room Students observe the forces of nature, weather & clouds in our weather room with live data.
Living Science Room View our live beehive’s social structure, various critters & butterfly metamorphosis
Space & Science Floor Learn about 100 yrs of flight & space exploration; interact with NASA/science exhibits.
ARTS (Cultural Contributions):
Iroquois Longhouse View the structure of a longhouse, along with the exhibits, artifacts & interactive screens.
Dinosaurs & Fossils Explore our interactive Dinorama & our Paleontology/Fossil corner.
SS (Social Studies):
Erie Canal Exhibits View artifacts & information that show how the Erie canal impacted life in NYS.
History Diorama View the interactive beginnings and growth of the Mohawk Valley & CNY.

~ View our monthly program/event flyer ~ View our directions ~ Contact us or Email us

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Food & Beverages & Eating Space:

Food, Snacks, Lunches - a place to eat. For safety reasons, food & beverages are not allowed anywhere on the floors or in our exhibit areas. Visitors may bring bag lunches or snack to eat in our 1st floor Kitchen/Birthday room - which holds up to 40 people at a time, or on our 1st floor bench by our museum back door, or on the picnic table on our covered train platform outside our door, or (weather permitting) in the historic park outside. We have snack bags (chips etc.), soda, juice, and water available for purchase. You may also get your hand stamped and drive to a local restaurant (there are several within a mile) and return after lunch.

Saturday's we host birthday parties, so 1st Kitchen/Birthday room may or may not be available. If this is the case, individuals may eat on the bench by our back door, or on the bench out by the train, or on the benches in the park. We can also accomodate groups who pre-book visits on Saturday's.

General - Running is not permitted anywhere in the Children's Museum, nor is swinging on the curtains on our stage area. Portable radios, cassette, or disc players that are audible to other visitors in the Museum are not permitted. Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times while in the Museum, except for the under 5 children while they are in PlaySpace. For everyone's safety, do not pet or taunt animals in our Living Science Area.

Museum Gift Shop

Gift Shop - Our CM Gift Shop is open daily with items priced from $1. to $20. and many at only $2. or $3. Among the gifts are space science related items, our Children's Museum mug and ornament, along with a neat variety of items.

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Meetings and/or Tours:

Our diverse collection of hands-on exhibits and unique meeting space is an invaluable resource for groups. Book your meeting or visit today!

Accessibility for Physically Challenged: We have a ramp right next to the Main entrance for wheelchairs and others who may have trouble navigating the few steps to the Museum's entrance. While we encourage groups to use our beautiful oak stairway to visit the upper floors, we do have an elevator that goes to all floors. Restrooms are available on the first floor.

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Museum Hours:
Check our Online Calendar for special event & holiday schedule, renovation closings, etc.

Holiday Weeks & School Closing Hours:
The museum is open on the following national holidays:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Winter Break, Spring Break
The museum is closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day/4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Admission (at the door):
$7.00 children 3 to 17; $8.00 Seniors & Vets & College Students; $9.00 Adults
Members and children 2 years of age and younger are Free
Admission enables you to view and intereact with all exhibits on all four floors.
Last admission one hour before closing.
NOTE: While we are a not-for-profit, we receive no funding for operations from the City, County, State, or Federal government

Group Rates (pre-booked):
Group Rates - Visit & Tour of 4 floors with a Floor Guide (pre-booked):

$5.25 per person in groups of 10-14 (visit only, all pay the same fee)
$5.00 per person in groups of 15-24 (visit only, 1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$4.75 per person in groups of 25-49 (visit only, 1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$4.50 per person in groups of 50-74 (visit only, 1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$4.25 per person in groups of 75-99 (visit only, 1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
$4.00 per person in groups of 100 or more (visit only, 1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
(One teacher or adult chaperone is required for every six students, and will be admitted at no cost.
Additional chaperones pay the visit rate - combine classes to reach reduced numbers).

Group Rates - Visit or Tour plus Educational Program (pre-booked):
$25. extra for a 25 minute hands-on program in our Living Science Room for group of 15-24 children ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children)
$25. extra for a 25 minute ‘airplane ride’ for each child in our real airplane in a group of 20-25 ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children)
$25. extra for a 25 minute program on our train exhibits - their differences & importance, for a group of 20-25 ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children)
$25. extra for a 25 minute Nano-STEM program in our Educational Theatre for a group of 20-25 ($40. for group of 25-49; $60. for group of 50-75 children; $70. for group of 76-100 children)
If you’re looking for a longer day, these programs require an extra ½ hour in the museum for each, or an extra hour for both activities. Choose both museum programs and fees can be reduced further, depending on numbers. Email Director Marlene if this applies to you.
SPECIAL: a 2 hr tour of the museum’s 4 floors of interactive exhibits; bag lunch in our kitchen; followed by a 1 hr ride on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad to the Utica Marsh & Canal & back. Only $9.95 per person (1 chaperone free for every 6 paid)
Must book with Museum Director Marlene marlenebrown@roadrunner.com who will check on train availability.

LUNCH AVAILABILITY: For safety reasons, food & beverages are not allowed on the floor or in our exhibit areas. Visitors may eat their bag lunches in our 1st floor Museum Kitchen/Bday Room.

SOME OF THE 100’s OF EXHIBITS in the 60 Pavilions on our Four Floors – 4 major areas per floor:
1st floor – Exploration Space Mini-Mall upper & lower levels; interactive Saturn car; Life-size Wooden Train
2nd floor -Iroquois Longhouse & History Diorama; Paleontology Center; Dinorama/Fossils; LED Play Dance floor;
3rd floor -Living Science Center; Trains & Legos; Live Weather Station; Sports Exhibits; unisex handicapped bathrooms
4th floor -NASA shuttle/Lunar/Scale; Science exhibits; Real Airplanes; Fire & Police paraphenalia; Interactive Train Exhibit

Time Frame - We book groups for a two hour Visit, which gives your group a half hour on each of our four floors. If you will be bringing a bag lunch, we'll book your group for two and a half hours. If you book one or more of our programs, we'll book your group for three to four hours. We'll arrange the schedule for you, and get it to you ahead of time, so you can go over it with your chaperones. Arrival times are between 9:30am & 9:45am, with departures 12:30pm or 12:45pm (train ride departures would be 1:45pm). (With booked Visits, you get a reduced group rate, and we provide pre & post activities and a guide / map of The Children’s Museum of History, Natural History, Science & Technology) Permanently Chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, the Children’s Museum Curriculum Enrichment Exhibits meet Scout badge requirements and NYS Learning Standards in the Arts, SS, & MST. We have 60 pavilions with 100's of exhibits on our four floors of exhibits, most interactive,

Book your program today by calling 315-724-6129, or email Director Marlene Brown, so we can check to see if the dates you want are avilable.

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The Museum is a hands-on learning center with emphasis on local history, environmental science, the arts, and space science. The Museum provides educational programs for local school groups, home school groups, scouts, and daycare centers throughout the three county area that we serve, as well as for groups who come in by bus and train from throughout the state. Our Educational Enrichment Programs enhance learning for children of all ages. Teachers & others who book educational field trips are given resource materials for their students to enhance learning after the visit.

Permanently Chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, the Children’s Museum Curriculum Enrichment Programs and Exhibits meet NYS Learning Standards in the Arts, SS, & MST. Maps, self-guided exhibit information, and follow-up visit materials are provided.

NOTE: We have special Summer Activities & Winter Break activities * Check out our Monthly Event Flyer on our New Stuff page.

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Keep checking the website, pick up flyers in the Museum, and continue to enjoy our fun and educational events in a safe learning environment! View the latest news on our New Stuff Page. And find out more on our About Us page.